Sport headscarf

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to sport headscarf comprising a hood defining an opening allowing the sport headscarf to be worn on a wearer&#39;s head, and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force. The present disclosure also relates to a sport headscarf comprising a combination including a hood and a head band and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of a predetermined force. The sport headscarf may safely be worn during a sporting event.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of sporting equipment. Morespecifically, the present disclosure relates to a sport headscarf.

BACKGROUND

Women have been barred from sporting events because officials haddetermined that it was unsafe for them to wear headscarf whileparticipating in such events. As an example, the FederationInternationale de Football Association (FIFA, for ‘InternationalFederation of Association Football’) has in the past banned wearing ofheadscarf during soccer matches. Young female athletes have also beenprevented from participating in Taekwondo events.

There is a need for a garment that may be safely worn by female athleteswho, by personal choice, desire to cover their hair.

SUMMARY

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a sport headscarfcomprising a hood and an attachment. The hood defines an openingallowing the sport headscarf to be worn on the wearer's head, the hoodcovering the wearer's head and neck. The attachment allows releasing thehood upon application of a predetermined force.

According to the present disclosure, there is also provided a sportheadscarf comprising a combination, including a hood and a head band,and an attachment for allowing release of the hood upon application of apredetermined force.

The foregoing and other features will become more apparent upon readingof the following non-restrictive description of illustrative embodimentsthereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the disclosure will be described by way of example onlywith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a frontal view of an article of sport headscarf as worn by awoman, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a detail of an attachment system of the sport headscarf ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a detail of a hair pocket of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of an article of sport headscarfaccording to another embodiment, with an attachment in a closedposition;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, withthe attachment in an open position;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, thesport headscarf being in a deployed position; and

FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a head band.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Like numerals represent like features on the various drawings.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally address one or moreof the problems of safely wearing, by a female athlete during a sportingevent, a veil that fully covers her hair in accordance with Muslimtradition.

The following terminology is used throughout the present disclosure:

Sport headscarf: a piece of clothing.

Hood: flexible covering for the head and neck of a wearer.

Release: act of removing a restraint.

Headscarf: traditional garment worn by Muslim women, for covering thehair and neck.

The present disclosure introduces a sport headscarf, that may be safelyworn by an athlete during a sporting event. The sport headscarfcomprises a hood and a quick release attachment system. The hood mayfully cover a wearer's hair, ears, throat and neck while revealing thewearer's face. In an embodiment, the hood may fit about the wearer'shead without any loose part that might allow easily pulling on the sportheadscarf. In case a pulling force is applied on any part of the sportheadscarf, the quick release attachment system will allow rapid openingof the hood, or even complete removal of the sport headscarf, safelypreventing any risk of strangulation.

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a frontal view of a sportheadscarf as worn by a woman, according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 shows adetail of an attachment system of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1. FIG. 3shows a detail of a hair pocket of the sport headscarf of FIG. 1.Considering FIGS. 1-3 at once, a sport headscarf 100 comprises a hood110, for example a piece of cloth, having an opening allowing the sportheadscarf 100 to be worn on a wearer's head. The sport headscarf 100also comprises an attachment system 120 for allowing release of the hood110 upon application of a predetermined force. The sport headscarf 100may also comprise a head band 130 for holding the wearer's hair. Asshown in particular on FIG. 3, the head band 130 may comprise at theback a pocket 140 for holding the wearer's hair, therefore clearing thehair from the forehead and the neck. The pocket 140 may be shaped tokeep the hair in place during intensive physical activity.

The hood 110 and the head band 130 may be sewn together. Alternatively,the hood 110 and the head band 130 may be formed of a single, integralpiece of cloth. Any manner of forming a combination of the hood 110 andhead band 130 are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The attachment system 120 may comprise for example one or more magnets(shown on a later Figure) for maintaining the hood 110 in place untilapplication of the predetermined force. The magnets may be insertedwithin elongated sleeves 112 and 114, sewed at edges 116 and 118 on afrontal part of the hood 110. Alternatively, one of the sleeves 112 or114 may incorporate the magnets while another one of the sleeves 112 or114 may incorporate any material capable of being attracted by themagnets. A number of the magnets as well as their size, strength andconfiguration, determine the amount of predetermined force required torelease the attachment system 120 and open the hood. Those of ordinaryskill in the art of sporting equipment and in the art of sport headscarfin general will be able to determine an amount of predetermined forcethat allows maintaining the sport headscarf 100 in place duringintensive physical activity while safely allowing release of the hood110 in case of excessive pull, safely preventing risk of strangulationof the wearer of the sport headscarf 100. Those of ordinary skill in theart will also be able to select other configurations for the attachmentsystem 120, including for example using Velcro® sewed on the edges 116and 118 of the hood 110 for maintaining the sport headscarf 100 in placeuntil application of a predetermined force.

In the particular embodiment shown in the Figures, the attachment system120 is at the front of the sport headscarf 100. The attachment system120 may for example form an angle from underneath one of the wearer'sears towards the wearer's armpit, generally between points 122 and 124of the hood 110, as shown on FIG. 1. Variations of the shape of theattachment system 120, including modifications made for aesthetic orpractical purposes are within the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated, the hood 110 is configured to fully cover a wearer'shead, neck, ears and throat while revealing the wearer's face. The hood110 may further be shaped to cover at least in part the shoulders andupper back of the wearer. Variants may include modifications to the sizeof the hood for covering more or less of the shoulders, chest and backof the wearer.

The following Figures provide additional details on example constructionof the sport headscarf. FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the sportheadscarf according to another embodiment, with an attachment in aclosed position. FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the sport headscarfof FIG. 4, with the attachment in an open position. FIG. 6 is a frontelevation view of the sport headscarf of FIG. 4, the sport headscarfbeing in a deployed position. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a head band.

In particular, FIG. 5 shows example locations of magnets 126 disposedwithin the sleeves 112 and 114. A given magnet 126 on the sleeve 112 ispositioned to connect with a corresponding magnet 126 on the sleeve 114.As mentioned hereinabove, one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporatemagnets 126 while another one of the sleeves 112 or 114 may incorporatea material capable of being attracted by the magnets 126.

As shown on FIG. 6, the hood 110 may be made by joining various piecesof cloth such as pieces 111 along with the sleeves 112 and 114. Thepieces 111 and the sleeves 112 and 114 may be sewed together or may beattached in any other suitable manner as is well known in the art. Thehead band 130 may also be sewed to the hood 110.

FIG. 7 shows an example construction of the head band 130. Though theillustrated head band 130 is made of a single piece of cloth, otherconstructions joining a plurality of pieces of cloth are within thescope of the present disclosure. The pocket 140 may comprise an elasticband 142 to help maintaining the wearer's hair in place during intensivephysical activity.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the description ofthe sport headscarf are illustrative only and are not intended to be inany way limiting. Other embodiments will readily suggest themselves tosuch persons with ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of thepresent disclosure. Furthermore, the disclosed sport headscarf may becustomized to offer valuable solutions to existing needs and problems ofsafely covering hair of athletes participating in sporting activities.

Although the present disclosure has been described hereinabove by way ofnon-restrictive, illustrative embodiments thereof, these embodiments maybe modified at will within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit and nature of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sport headscarf comprising: a hood defining anopening, the hood being adapted to be worn on a wearer's head, the hoodcovering a wearer's hair and neck; and an attachment for allowingrelease of the hood upon application of a predetermined force.
 2. Theheadscarf of claim 1, comprising a head band for holding the wearer'shair.
 3. The headscarf of claim 2, comprising a pocket at the back ofthe head band for holding the wearer's hair.
 4. The headscarf of claim2, wherein the hood and the head band are sewn together.
 5. Theheadscarf of claim 1, wherein the attachment comprises a magnet formaintaining the hood in place until application of the predeterminedforce.
 6. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the attachment is at a frontof the hood.
 7. The headscarf of claim 6, wherein the attachment formsan angle from underneath one of a wearer's ear towards a wearer'sarmpit.
 8. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood is configured tofully cover a wearer's head, neck, ears and throat while revealing awearer's face.
 9. The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood is shapedto cover at least in part shoulders and an upper back of the wearer. 10.The headscarf of claim 1, wherein the hood and attachment form a hijab.11. A sport headscarf, comprising: a combination including a hood and ahead band, the hood covering a user's head and neck; and an attachmentfor allowing release of the hood upon application of a predeterminedforce.